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We had two channels when the weather was good.Way back when, we had a TV that had a diode that would burn out. There was a cup of diodes and a soldering gun right next to the TV that had the back off. When the TV gave out, unplug it, solder in a diode, and you were good for a few weeks, or maybe a few minutes.

My paternal grandmother was an invalid and the family bought her one of those really early TV cosoles. By the time my family had one the box was a manageable size and my dad cut a hole in the wall between the kitchen table and the “den” (spare room). With a turntable on there, we could all watch either at the table or on a couch in the den. Dad also installed a window AC unit in the discharge ductwork from our gas furnace. As the oldest child, I got to help dad with his household projects. My brother never wanted to (he was 3+years younger and never learned anything useful, just cheated people while pretending to work). I can remember using a tube tester on our TV after I was married.

"Moderately Confused is an extension of my daily thinking routine, says Jeff Stahler. "I'm used to observing the front pages of the news and commenting with a cartoon. But every day, the rest of the paper tracks the culture, and all of those stories are rich for commentary, too. This panel gives me an outlet for observing those back pages of the paper that I enjoy reading as well." Stahler's Moderately Confused was a finalist for the National Cartoonists Society's Division Award for Best Newspaper Panel in 2005.

A native of Bellefontaine, Ohio, award-winning editorial cartoonist Jeff Stahler graduated from the Columbus College of Art and Design. He resides in Columbus, Ohio, with his family.